Trio win Nobel Prize for computer modelling of chemical reactions

Models evolved by Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel could help optimise solar cells, catalysts in vehicles and even drugs

Nitrogen turns sour

Rising levels of nitrogen in soils are increasing global warming

But where's the data?

Back to the future

Court postpones hearing against Dow Chemical for the 37th time

Court yet to initiate criminal liability case against the multinational company in the Bhopal gas leak case; charge-sheet was filed in 1987

Fertiliser’s true climate impact

Empirical estimates of nitrous oxide levels in environment made

Farmers quit mentha

Overexploitation of water leaves very little for farming

Chemical-intensive farming good for soil?

With a trace of Molybdenum

Wrap it right

Pine oleoresin coating can cut nutrient pollution by urea

Depleted uranium in Bosnia's water

GM blues

Controversy dogs Bt cotton clearance as debate over transgenics continues

Biofuels more dangerous than fossil fuels

What upsets the nitrogen balance?

Modified and making trouble

Since its inception, the agro-biotech industry has had a unique selling proposition -- transgenic crops need lesser herbicides/pesticides than …

Other side of pesticides contamination

New drug formulations to fight respiratory illnesses, superbugs

The drugs are much more effective than presently available drugs because of which patients can be prescribed smaller doses; used interchangeably, …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Dow Chemical may finally be held accountable

Madhya Pradesh High Court lifts stay that prevented company from being summoned

Nitrogen overdose

Excessive nitrogen is causing "nitrogen stress" in flora and fauna

Dow in the dumps?

Natural source of fire retarding chemical identified

Presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, used in insulation among other things, in the environment was till now attributed to human activity

Metallic lustre in food

Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention

The persistent organic pollutant is used in building insulation, especially in the EU

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